BANGKOK – The Cabinet has approved an extension of funds for infants to ensure the proper development of children up to the age of 3.
At its weekly meeting today, the Cabinet approved a proposal to have funds for children, originally available to infants up to 1 year old born between October 2015 and 30 September 2016, to be increased from 400 baht per month to 600 baht and for children up to 3 years old to be able to access the assistance.
The increase was due to information pointing out the cost of feeding an infant is between 500-800 baht a month.
Data from the Thailand Research Development Institute and Unicef indicates that birth to the age of 6 is a crucial time for the development of children with close care leading to proper growth and eventually the individual’s ability to contribute to society.
